1.0 link 109471 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carl-pope/justice-for-all_b_109471.html The Supreme Court today sent a clear signal to companies that demonstrate "reckless negligence" that they don't need to worry about being held accountable for their behavior. It came within one vote, on a 4-4 split, of entirely relieving Exxon of the damages awarded by a jury for the Exxon Valdez disaster's horrific impact on the fishing communities and environment of Prince William Sound.  Instead, it reduced the damages, originally set by a jury at $9 billion and subsequently...

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